Scott Nelson
Scott Nelson
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. The receipt on tape: 11 tackles against Army, Week 7, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- game log
How it ended
One season at Wisconsin, 50 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Wisconsin | 50 | 33 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 5 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 50 | 33 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 5 | 1 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Giovanni Biggers’s 2021 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Giovanni Biggers's senior season at North Carolina (2021).
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